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It was my first attempt for level 2 after clearing the level 1 test in December, 2014. have a mixed feeling about the outcome. But it feels scary to me, to hook over all those mighty study sessions for the second time….. Its a kind of exam i haven’t ever experienced before. Looking for further motivations….
 
Enjoy the next couple of months. If you passed, your motivation can be that you’re 2/3rds done. If not, you have a solid foundation to build on. Yeah, you’ll have to study LII all over again, but at least you’ll be familiar with the material next time around.
 
Lammy, yes. Perfect. Not sure your career path but just found out today I did not get the equity analyst position I had been intervewing for over the last 2 months. The biggest thing is the guts you can muster up to keep going and at the same time convince yourself why you do…undeep…my first attempt too…very much lose hope from time to time…been thinking about becoming a lumberjack instead…but let us not forget why we do this…
 
The exam entrance fee you pay each year? It comes with a free ride passes for an emotional roller coaster. Sounds like you’re on it. Lumberjack, though? Very handy.
Yeah, there are tons of posts with everyone guesstimating how well they might have done. If you pass, AWESOME, but if you didn’t it’s not like you can’t and you’ll be well ahead on your revisions. I think that if I don’t pass, I’m going CFAI BBs & EOCs all the way, starting in October. I know it will be a disappointment but then we just carry on, right?
BTW, the equity stint you didn’t get. It’s a crusher for sure, but it might lead u in a direction that Is much better.
Niight
 
More than most of us are in the same boat. If you don’t pass, it will be less difficult the next time around. Very few L2 candidates pass on their first attempt. I knew this before I signed up for the program and accepted the high probability that it will take 3 to 4 years to complete. They beauty is you’ll get as many shots at it as you want. Enjoy you summer in the meantime…
 
I think part of the battle is setting reasonable expectations. If you allow yourself to get too caught up with passing, anxiety can overwhelm you. However if you become too careless, you may lose motivation and not prepare enough. It’s a balance and it’s different for everyone.
Here’s how I approched things …
Same as you, I sat for Level I last December. I worked hard on it, but I went into it knowing that if I passed, I would push straight for Level II in June, even knowing what an uphill battle it would be. So this pushed me to work for Level I, but I allowed myself the flexibility that if I failed, I would be better prepared for Level I again in June, and more importantly, would have much more time to prepare for Level II the following year. So I didn’t stress about the Level I result.
As it turned out, I passed Level I, and sat for Level II last Saturday. While I’m certainly anxious about the result, it’s not stressing me out, because I know I easily could have been sitting for Level I again. I consider the past 4+ months as a leg up on something that could have worked out to be a June 2016 Level II first attempt anyways.
Take it all with some perspective and try not to let the exams overwhelm your motivation. I won’t start freaking out until I’m on my 3rd or 4th attempt on an exam. God willing it’ll never come to that.
 
^there’s been a lot of silly things said on this site for the past week but this is a really good perspective
 
lammy wrote:
I think that if I don’t pass, I’m going CFAI BBs & EOCs all the way, starting in October. I know it will be a disappointment but then we just carry on, right?
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I think you deserve to pass just for your attitude!
 
I was in the same boat last year, I passed level 1 in December but waited until I got my result in January to start studying. It just isn’t enough time to master the material to the level you need to to pass the exam. If you do fail don’t get discouraged because you will be way ahead of everyone the following year who will be doing it for their first time.
 
IMHO, it is not easy to challenge this level just after completing the level 1 at December(or January), although I don’t know what your situation is. After exiting the exam hall, nothing can change the results. Just relax and meet the friends, work out(in my case inline staking along the Han river). Sometimes I regret the very months I spent all times on worrying and thinking about the university entry exam results when I was 19. If you don’t watch the video titled Steve Jobs stanford speech in youtube(maybe 2005?), just try it. Not bad. I like the expression “connecting the dots”. I hope for you to give a shot L3 with other people including me(I am on 50/50 chance). If not, defenitely it is not the end. Good Luck!
 
anyong haseyo, banka waryo(nice to meet you) ProjectPat901. I never imagine that someone who is not Korean say that in this forum. Maybe you might be the hollywood star because they often begin their interview in major Korean TV talk shows like that.
 
I love Korea my brother, been to seoul and jeju island. Beautiful country with wonderful people- I loved the food as well. bibimbap is my favorite dish and it’s hard to find good korean food here.
 
Are you implying that people who pass on their first try are too good to be assistants?
 
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